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Fifth Circuit· 10/18/2004

United States v. Sipe

Citations

  • 388 F.3d 471
  • 2004 WL 2325496

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remanding for a new trial based on withheld evidence that violated the government's Brady obligation
  • explaining the record was unclear whether witness’s “theft charge was a crime involving dishonesty”
  • appellate court reviewing Brady claim should defer to trial court’s factual findings “while reviewing the ultimate constitutional question afresh”
  • “The materiality of Brady material depends almost entirely on the value of the evidence relative to the other evidence mustered by the state.”
  • “To establish a Brady violation, a defendant must make three showings . . . .”
  • “To establish a Brady violation, a defendant must make three showings . . . .”

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Judges: Garwood, Higginbotham, Smith

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